Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Carr family
Title:: Carr family collection of travel sketches, scrapbooks, and genealogical material, 1699-1981 (bulk 1811-1899).
Physical Description:: 10 linear ft.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:: View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/ycba.mss.0008
Classification:: Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:: The Carr family was originally based in Northumberland and became particularly prominent in Newcastle. One major branch of the family settled at Eshott Heugh and Frognal, Northumberland.
Subject Terms:: Carr family. | Carr family -- Heraldry. | Carr, Anna Margaret, 1797–1872. | Carr, Harriet, 1829–1889. | Carr, Thomas William, 1830–1912. | Cranworth, Robert Monsey Rolfe, Baron, 1790–1868. | Cranworth, Laura Rolfe, Lady, 1807–1868. | Lushington, Sarah Grace, 1794–1837. | Eshott House (Alnwick, England) | Grand tours (Education) | Women artists -- Great Britain. | Women travelers -- Great Britain. | Northumberland (England) -- History. | Northumberland (England) -- Social life and customs. | Pisa (Italy) -- Pictorial works.
Form/Genre:: Diaries. | Genealogies. | Scrapbooks. | Sketchbooks. | Landscape drawings. | Views. | Travel sketches -- Europe. | Travel sketches -- France. | Travel sketches -- Great Britain. | Travel sketches -- Italy. | Travel sketches -- Switzerland. | Charcoal drawings. | Engravings. | Graphite drawings. | Photographs. | Wash drawings. | Watercolors.
Contributors:: Carr, Anna Margaret, 1797–1872, artist. | Carr, Thomas William, 1830–1912. | Lushington, Sarah Grace, 1794–1837, artist. | Hogg, James, 1770–1835. Raid of the Kers. | Carr, Ralph Edward, 1833–1892. History of the family of Carr of Dunston Hill, Co. Durham.